No club has won the final by four goals since. 2011Template:, 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Wed 26 May 1999 17.37 EDT Bayern Munich: Kahn, Babbel, Kuffour, Matthaus, Effenberg, Basler, Jeremies, Tarnat, Jancker, Zickler, Linke. Quizzes. [83] United held onto their lead to record their second European Cup title,[84] and at the final whistle, referee Collina described the cheers from the fans as being like a "lion's roar". Mario Basler put Bayern into a sixth minute lead in the 1999 Champions League final, and it appeared to be the winning goal for most of the game. Solskjr celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler's earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. In the post-match interview, Ferguson produced his now legendary summary of the game: "Football; bloody hell" The final also signalled Peter Schmeichel's last ever game for Manchester United after eight years of service. |Agg. They seemed to be badly missing influential midfielders Paul Scholes and Roy Keane. [117] In Germany, the match was shown on RTL Television,[118] and was seen by an average of 13.59million people over the course of the broadcast. On 26 May 1999, Manchester United snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern. Injuries also impacted on his selections, with French left-back Bixente Lizarazu and Brazilian forward Giovane lber suffering season-ending knee injuries.
Manchester United 's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scores the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Babbel was originally intended to play a man-marking role on Ryan Giggs, with his defensive abilities earning him selection ahead of the more attack-minded Thomas Strunz; however, this was nullified by Giggs' selection on the right wing, where he would play against Tarnat.
On this day 1999: Manchester United's amazing Champions League final The winners are crying and the losers are dancing. [11], Manchester United became the first team to win the European Cup or Champions League without being the champions of Europe or champions of their country the preceding season. Please logout and login again. 1966Template:, The Bayern defence remained strong and well organised, as Andy Cole found out when his close-range effort was quickly closed down by three defenders. UEFA Champions League - The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on: most dramatic ever? Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 1997-98Template:, United's extraordinary Camp Nou success happened 20 years ago today; was it the biggest final shock of all? For the best possible experience, we recommend using. "[101], In winning the trophy, Manchester United became the first English team to be crowned European champions since the Heysel Stadium disaster ban in 1985, which had resulted in English clubs being excluded from UEFA competitions for five years, and also the first team to achieve the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup, and European Cup in the same season. "I definitely knew it wasnt offside," said Sheringham. Manchester United were without two of their best players namely Roy Keane and Paul Scholes for the final. The 1999 Champions League final saw the two best sides in Europe play in a final that will be remembered forever.
Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United: Carabao Cup final - as it 1972Template:, FootballOldCopy Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 1975-76Template:, 1994-95Template:, [52], The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italian Football Federation. He had only refereed eight Champions League matches before the 1999 final, three of which came in the group stage earlier in the season, including the match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou on 4 November 1998; however, he had also taken charge of four matches at the 1996 Summer Olympics, including the final between Nigeria and Argentina, and two group stage matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. [15], Since neither Manchester United nor Bayern Munich had won their respective leagues in 199798, both sides faced a qualifier to enter the 199899 Champions League. The game attracted an average of 15million viewers on British television with a peak audience of 19million in injury time. Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets per team). Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld responded with a substitution of his own, bringing on Mehmet Scholl, who immediately set up Stefan Effenberg for a long-range shot which went narrowly wide. Template:Flagicon Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) [76] Basler was proving to be Bayern's most dangerous player, first firing a 30-yard shot towards goal and then setting up a header for Babbel, who missed the ball entirely. [37], United again came up against Italian opposition in the semi-finals, facing Juventus, who had beaten Greek side Olympiacos in the quarters, and Bayern were drawn against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who beat reigning champions Real Madrid to reach the semis. On 26th of May 1999, Manchester United and Bayern Munich battled each other in the UEFA Champions League final. |align=left|Template:Flagicon Juventus 1959-60Template:, As Bayern began to look increasingly more dangerous on the counter-attack than their opponents did in possession, Jancker repeatedly tested the United back four with a number of clever runs, some of which were flagged offside.
Zinedine Zidane's perfect volley: An oral history of his 2002 UCL final The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 199899 UEFA Champions League. With three victories in a row from 1974 to 1976,[5] they became only the third team to achieve such a feat after Real Madrid (1956 to 1960)[6] and Ajax (1971 to 1973). The climax of the game was voted as the fourth-greatest sporting moment ever by Channel 4 viewers in a poll in early 2002. By then, the stadium's capacity had been increased to over 120,000.
Manchester United's treble winners of 1999: Where are they now? 1976Template:, The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italy. Top-division clubs. was manager Sir Alex Ferguson's pithy summary of a remarkable evening in Barcelona. Due to UEFA regulations regarding standing at football matches, the Camp Nou's terraced sections were closed for the 1999 Champions League Final, reducing the capacity to approximately 92,000. Diego Simeone's men were crestfallen and Madrid's new generation of Galcticos did the rest. Fellow striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, back up goalkeeper Raimond Van Der Gouw, defenders David May, Phil Neville and Wes Brown and midfielder Jonathan Greening were also on the bench.
UCL Final 1999 - Manchester United vs Bayern Munich part 1of2 Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) Schmeichel, in his own penalty area, cartwheeled with glee. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at that. The first meeting between United and Bayern was at the Olympiastadion on matchday 2. [46] The original capacity of the Camp Nou was just over 93,000,[46] but its first major European final, the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup Final, was attended by just 35,000 spectators. The Reds came from behind to beat Bayern Munich, win the Champions League and seal an unprecedented Treble in 1999 With a third Double in the bag, could we go one step further at the Nou Camp?
Manchester United's all-time top scorers - 90min 1971Template:, 1983-84Template:, Our animation talks you through how the Reds' dreams were realised during a defining period of the Treble season, "Youre fresh, theyre tired," explained Solskjaer. The veteran defender is one of. Ramos has been involved in four Champions League finals as a player and has won all four. [27] On matchday 5, United played their second match against Barcelona their first trip of the season to the Camp Nou and again the two sides played out a 33 draw. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Submit . 1975Template:, It featured a large "swoosh" across two adjacent hexagonal panels with the Champions League logo on a pentagonal panel above, and a pattern of five-pointed stars similar to those used in the UEFA Champions League logo over the entire surface of the ball. Template:Fb cl2 team The score remained 1-0 till the start of stoppage time, when two substitutes stepped up. After becoming the first manager to achieve this honour, Alex Ferguson received a knighthood on 12 June 1999 in recognition of his services to the game of football. Template:Fb cl2 team 1955-56Template:, 1999Template:, 1957-58Template:, 1977-78Template:, [20] United and Bayern found themselves bottom of the group after the first round of matches, in which Bayern lost 21 away to Brndby after surrendering a 10 lead in the last three minutes;[21] United, meanwhile, played out a 33 draw at home to Barcelona after twice giving up the lead. The game restarted, but many Bayern players were overwhelmed with despair, virtually unable to continue and needed the assistance of referee Pierluigi Collina to drag themselves off the ground. Busby died in 1994; the day of the 1999 Champions League final would have been his 90th birthday. [106] After the treble was secured, much debate arose among English football fans as to whether the 1999 Manchester United team was the greatest club side ever, alongside past European Cup-winning teams. 1958-59Template:, In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. Despite the bad start, United began to dominate possession but failed to create any clear cut chances despite David Beckham's tireless running. Gareth Bale nudged them clear, with Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo adding late gloss. Tyldesley on ITV's broadcast of Solskjr's injury time winner[79], Less than 30seconds after the subsequent kick-off, United forced another corner, but Schmeichel stayed in his penalty area this time, under instruction from Ferguson. Manchester United UEFA Champions League Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained the bizarre reason he wore blacked-out boots to seal the club's historic treble in 1999.. It had also hosted two Cup Winners' Cup finals, in 1972 and 1982; the latter was won on home turf by FC Barcelona. 2003Template:, [95] He spent two seasons in Portugal before returning to England for spells with Aston Villa and Manchester City. [122] Ferguson returned to manage the side, six years after his retirement from full-time management, joined by his 1999 assistant Steve McClaren and former club captain Bryan Robson as head coach. The bigger picture was the fact United had not won the European Cup since the days of Sir Matt Busby in 1968 and had only reached the semi-finals in the competition's present format as the Champions League. It has become one of the most famous matches. And the Germans looked set to be crowned kings of Europe right up until the 91st minute. Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld announced his team's line-up for the final two full days ahead of the match. Ole Solskjr!
Champions League 1999/2000 table, results and statistics Template:Fb cl2 team The Norwegian forward will always be remembered for his winner in the 93rd minute as Manchester United dramatically won the 1999 Champions League title. Template:Flagicon Claudio Puglisi (Italy) 1995-96Template:, The substitute immediately forced Kahn into a diving save with a header; the closest United had come to scoring all game. 2006Template:, The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. [76] Although they were now a goal down, United began to dominate possession, but failed to create any clear-cut chances. His right-footed snap-shot was weak and poorly struck, but it went straight to Sheringham, who swiped at the shot with his right foot, and nestled the ball in the bottom corner of the net. 1991Template:, [53] Collina was supported by fellow Italian officials Gennaro Mazzei and Claudio Puglisi as assistant referees, and fourth official Fiorenzo Treossi. Claudio Puglisi (Italy) When the trophy was presented to Manchester United, the captain on the night, Peter Schmeichel, who had just finished his final match for the club, and manager Alex Ferguson raised the trophy together. "As Giggsy struck the ball from there, and it was coming past me, I can remember the Bayern defender coming off the line past me and pushing up, putting his hand up in the air for offside. UNITED 2-1 BAYERN: #UCL 1999 FINAL FLASHBACK - YouTube 0:00 / 9:57 MAN. Serginho blazed over before Jerzy Dudek denied Pirlo and, decisively, Andriy Shevchenko to complete Liverpool's Lazarus act. The defence was anchored by Lothar Matthaus, Thomas Linke and Ghana international Samuel Kuffour. National Football Teams without an confederation, Champions League era, 1992present finals, North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Six minutes into the match, Ronny Johnsen fouled Bayern striker Carsten Jancker just outside the area, and Mario Basler placed a low free kick around the United wall to score the first goal. Can you name Real Madrid's XI from their CL win vs Barcelona in 2002? [47] 1982 was the stadium's busiest year to date, hosting not only the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup Final, but also five matches at the FIFA World Cup, including the opening match, all three matches in Group A of the second group stage and the semi-final between Poland and Italy. [18] In the second leg, played at Partizan's ground in Belgrade, an 88th-minute goal from Lothar Matthus rescued a 11 draw to give Bayern a 51 win on aggregate.
Collina was promoted to the FIFA International Referees list in 1995, and took charge of his first UEFA Cup matches in the 199596 season. [76][77] Scholl then almost scored from a delicate 20-yard chip after a run from Basler, but the ball bounced back off the post and into Schmeichel's arms. |31 |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff The 1999 final, Bayern had been in control of the game, leading 1-0 with only four minutes to go. 1965-66Template:, The 1999 Champions League final was the first without a Serie A side for eight years. Consequently, Ryan Giggs played on the right with Beckham switched to the middle alongside Butt, and Jesper Blomqvist operating on his favoured left flank. Fellow striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, back up goalkeeper Raimond Van Der Gouw, defenders David May, Phil Neville and Wes Brown and midfielder Jonathan Greening were also on the bench. As the famous commentary line from ITV's Clive Tyldesley said, it did indeed feel like United had reached the promised land. [62] Captain Roy Keane and midfielder Paul Scholes both missed out on the final due to suspension; manager Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham as a player who could help the team control possession in the middle of the pitch,[52] with Giggs on the right wing and Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. Basler was the man of the match on the. 1971-72Template:, .
1999 Champions League final - Manchester United Bayern Munich's fans, meanwhile, created a mosaic of the name of their team with thousands of coloured cards. It would have been Sir Matt's 90th birthday, after all, so maybe it was fate. Solskjaer came off the bench in the 81st minute to shatter Bayern's hopes in the final held at Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium. 1964-65Template:, For the best possible experience, we recommend using. United's route to the 1999 Champions League final was by no means straightforward - it was grouped with eventual runner-up Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Brondby, with the Catalans ultimately the one of the three giants to fall before the knockout phase. 2008Template:, It's 2,104 days since United's last trophy, and 197 since they were 4-0 down to Brentford at half-time.Erik ten Hag has done a phenomenal job in so many way - coaching, tactics, man . [58] The opening ceremony featured inflatable versions of some of Barcelona's most recognisable landmarks,[59] as well as flag-bearers waving flags of the crests of the participating teams.
But for Clive Tyldesley as much as Manchester United, the night of May 26, 1999 was about seizing unexpected chances and turning them into memories. [102] It was the first time the treble had been won since PSV Eindhoven in 1988; it would not be won again until Barcelona beat Manchester United 10 years later in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final. After beating Inter Milan in the quarter-finals, Manchester United beat another Italian side, Juventus, in the semis to reach the final; meanwhile, Bayern beat fellow Germans Kaiserslautern in the quarter-finals, before overcoming Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv in the semis. [51], As well as reducing the capacity of the stadium, UEFA also mandated that the Camp Nou pitch be narrowed by 4 metres (13ft) from 72 metres (236ft) to 68 metres (223ft), to match UEFA's 'standard' pitch size. Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box.
Collina: Man United's 1999 win the 'ultimate final in Champions League Diego Godn's header had them in front from the 36th minute, until the irrepressible Sergio Ramos nodded Carlo Ancelotti's men level deep into added time.
1999 UEFA Champions League final - Wikipedia The result allowed Bayern to finish as group winners while United went through to the knockout stage as one of the two group runners- up with the best record. 1996Template:, 1988Template:, With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain for his final Manchester United appearance. [109] Had Bayern won the cup, they would have become the first team to achieve this feat, having also finished second in the Bundesliga to Kaiserslautern the season before.